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German ancestry Politicians in South Dakota

  Christian J. Bangert (b. 1862) — of Avon, Bon Homme County, S.Dak. Born in Germany, January 18, 1862. Republican. Farmer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 7th District, 1897-98, 1901-02. German ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frederich W. Bangert and Wilhelmina 'Minnie' (Volka) Bangert.
  Arthur William Bartels (1878-1939) — also known as Arthur W. Bartels — of Hamlin County, S.Dak.; Gary, Deuel County, S.Dak. Born in Iowa, November 29, 1878. Republican. Real estate agent; merchant; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 59th District, 1915-18; member of South Dakota state senate 27th District, 1919-22. German ancestry. Died in Gary, Deuel County, S.Dak., December 3, 1939 (age 61 years, 4 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Gary, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Anthony Bartels and Mary Theresa (Geopfert) Bartels; married to Ethel A. Asher.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Theodore Berndt Theodore Berndt (b. 1858) — of Tyndall, Bon Homme County, S.Dak.; Avon, Bon Homme County, S.Dak. Born in Alt Danzig, Russia (now Krupskoe, Ukraine), August 17, 1858. Democrat. Farmer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 7th District, 1903-04; member of South Dakota state senate 4th District, 1915-16. Volga German ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  John P. Biehn (born c.1876) — of Gregory, Gregory County, S.Dak. Born in Ohio, about 1876. Democrat. Banker; candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1924. German ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Jacob S. Deuel (b. 1830) — of Vermillion, Clay County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Born in Dutchess County, N.Y., 1830. Sawmill owner; member Dakota territorial council, 1862-63. German ancestry. Died in Dutchess County, N.Y. Burial location unknown.
  Deuel County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  Francis W. Fanslow (1862-1938) — also known as Frank W. Fanslow — of Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak. Born in Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wis., October 6, 1862. Mayor of Yankton, S.Dak., 1904; defeated, 1920. German and French ancestry. Died in Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak., April 18, 1938 (age 75 years, 194 days). Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Fanslow and Brigetta (Kuich) Fanslow; brother of John S. Fanslow; father of Francis Edwin Fanslow.
  Political family: Fanslow family of Yankton, South Dakota.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John S. Fanslow (1860-1933) — also known as John Fanslow — of Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak. Born in Wisconsin, October, 1860. Democrat. Wagon maker; blacksmith; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1904 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization). German and French ancestry. Died in Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak., May 8, 1933 (age 72 years, 0 days). Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Fanslow and Brigetta (Kuich) Fanslow; brother of Francis W. Fanslow; uncle of Francis Edwin Fanslow.
  Political family: Fanslow family of Yankton, South Dakota.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Mathias E. Hafner (1887-1973) — also known as Matt E. Hafner — of Newell, Butte County, S.Dak. Born in Fowler, Clinton County, Mich., October 30, 1887. Democrat. Grain elevator manager; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1928; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 48th District, 1933-38. German ancestry. Died June 11, 1973 (age 85 years, 224 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Hafner and Mary Catherine (Ulrich) Hafner; brother of Frank Lawrence Hafner; married, September 20, 1910, to Rosa Simon.
  John Hohenthaner (1875-1954) — of Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak.; Zephyrhills, Pasco County, Fla. Born in Wisconsin, October 9, 1875. Hardware merchant; mayor of Zephyrhills, Fla., 1928-32. German ancestry. Died in Zephyrhills, Pasco County, Fla., May 11, 1954 (age 78 years, 214 days). Interment at Oakside Cemetery, Zephyrhills, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Johann Baptiste Hohenthaner and Anna (Maier) Hohenthaner; married, March 29, 1902, to Alpha Marcella Osborn.
  Epitaph: "In Loving Memory."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — BillionGraves burial record
  Adolph H. Kemper (1880-1954) — also known as A. H. Kemper — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Lancaster, Grant County, Wis., September 6, 1880. Republican. Insurance agent; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1941-44. German ancestry. Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., July 2, 1954 (age 73 years, 299 days). Interment at Hills of Rest Memorial Park, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Wilhellm Friedrich Kemper and Christine Louise (Bald) Kemper; married to Pearl Rhea Pettit.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
August King August King — also known as Gus King — of Brookings, Brookings County, S.Dak. Republican. Farmer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 21st District, 1903-06. German ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Jacob George Kleinsasser (1887-1965) — also known as Jacob G. Kleinsasser — of Bowdon, Wells County, N.Dak.; Davenport, Scott County, Iowa; Tyndall, Bon Homme County, S.Dak. Born in Hutchinson County, S.Dak., April 14, 1887. Democrat. Physician; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 4th District, 1933-34. German ancestry. Died in 1965 (age about 78 years). Interment at Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph J. Kleinsasser and Susana J. (Waldner) Kleinsasser; married, July 9, 1911, to Anna June Wipf.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jacob J. Kleinsasser (1872-1953) — of Freeman, Hutchinson County, S.Dak. Born in Ukraine, July 7, 1872. Republican. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives 7th District, 1925-26. Volga German ancestry. Died December 12, 1953 (age 81 years, 158 days). Burial location unknown.
  John Pierpont Kleinsasser (1896-1984) — also known as John P. Kleinsasser — of Freeman, Hutchinson County, S.Dak. Born in Freeman, Hutchinson County, S.Dak., February 22, 1896. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives 7th District, 1937-38; defeated, 1938. German ancestry. Died in Freeman, Hutchinson County, S.Dak., May 14, 1984 (age 88 years, 82 days). Interment at Hutterthal Mennonite Cemetery, Freeman, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Paul Kleinsasser and Anna (Tschetter) Kleinsasser; brother of Paul Peter Kleinsasser; married, August 28, 1919, to Katherine Tieszen.
  Paul Peter Kleinsasser (1877-1972) — also known as Paul P. Kleinsasser — of Freeman, Hutchinson County, S.Dak. Born in Radekhiv, Ukraine, March 20, 1877. Farmer; pastor; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1907-08, 1917-18 (6th District 1907-08, 7th District 1917-18); member of South Dakota state senate 7th District, 1919-22. Hutterite. Volga German ancestry. Died in Freeman, Hutchinson County, S.Dak., June 6, 1972 (age 95 years, 78 days). Interment at Freeman Cemetery, Freeman, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Paul Kleinsasser and Anna (Tschetter) Kleinsasser; brother of John Pierpont Kleinsasser; married 1900 to Anna Wollman.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
August Koenig August Koenig — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Hardin County, Iowa; Tyndall, Bon Homme County, S.Dak. Born in Mainz, Germany. Democrat. Bricklayer; farmer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1891-94, 1903-04 (4th District 1891-92, 7th District 1893-94, 1903-04). German ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Alice Kundert (1920-2013) — of South Dakota. Born in Campbell County, S.Dak., July 23, 1920. Republican. South Dakota state auditor, 1969-78; secretary of state of South Dakota, 1979-86; candidate for Governor of South Dakota, 1986; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1991-94. Female. Volga German ancestry. Died, in Mobridge Regional Hospital, Mobridge, Walworth County, S.Dak., June 10, 2013 (age 92 years, 322 days). Interment at Mound City Cemetery, Mound City, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Daughter of Otto John Kundert and Maria (Rieger) Kundert; sister of Gustav O. Kundert.
  Political family: Kundert family of Mound City, South Dakota.
  See also NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Gustav O. Kundert (1913-2000) — also known as Gust Kundert — of Mound City, Campbell County, S.Dak. Born in Java, Walworth County, S.Dak., December 7, 1913. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; accountant; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 25th District, 1983-88. Presbyterian. Volga German ancestry. Died in Yorkville, Kendall County, Ill., March 23, 2000 (age 86 years, 107 days). Interment at Mound City Cemetery, Mound City, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Otto John Kundert and Maria (Rieger) Kundert; brother of Alice Kundert; married to Minnie Mahling.
  Political family: Kundert family of Mound City, South Dakota.
  Epitaph: "The Prodigal Son"
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Otto John Kundert (1888-1950) — also known as Otto J. Kundert — of near Java, Campbell County, S.Dak.; Mound City, Campbell County, S.Dak. Born in Neu Berlin, Russia (now Worobeyeva, Ukraine), July 26, 1888. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1937-42 (41st District 1937-38, 40th District 1939-42). Volga German ancestry. Died, from lung cancer, in Mound City, Campbell County, S.Dak., January 9, 1950 (age 61 years, 167 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Herreid, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of John Kundert and Elizabeth (Schock) Kundert; married, February 11, 1913, to Maria Riefer; father of Gustav O. Kundert and Alice Kundert.
  Political family: Kundert family of Mound City, South Dakota.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  LeRoy John Laxson (1893-1938) — also known as LeRoy J. Laxson — of Canton, Lincoln County, S.Dak. Born in Canton, Lincoln County, S.Dak., February 3, 1893. Hardware merchant; druggist; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 5th District, 1931-32. English and German ancestry. Died in South Dakota, March 26, 1938 (age 45 years, 51 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John George Laxson and Flora (Gottschalk) Laxson.
Ernest May Ernest May (b. 1847) — of Lead, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Born in Germany, 1847. Republican. Grocer; miner; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 48th District, 1903-04; member of South Dakota state senate, 1905-16 (38th District 1905-08, 39th District 1909-16). German ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  David J. Mendel (1868-1951) — of Freeman, Hutchinson County, S.Dak. Born in Hutterthal, Russia (now Ukraine), November 4, 1868. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives 7th District, 1909-12. Volga German ancestry. Died in Freeman, Hutchinson County, S.Dak., April 28, 1951 (age 82 years, 175 days). Burial location unknown.
  John J. Mertens (born c.1870) — of Lebanon, Potter County, S.Dak.; Hoven, Potter County, S.Dak.; Gettysburg, Potter County, S.Dak. Born in Wisconsin, about 1870. Physician; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 40th District, 1909-12; member of South Dakota state senate 36th District, 1921-24. German ancestry. Burial location unknown.
Jacob Muhlbeier Jacob Muhlbeier (1857-1926) — of Eureka, McPherson County, S.Dak.; Martel, McPherson County, S.Dak. Born in Russia (part now in Ukraine), August 6, 1857. Republican. Farmer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1903-04, 1915-18 (38th District 1903-04, 44th District 1915-18). Volga German ancestry. Died November 2, 1926 (age 69 years, 88 days). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Samuel G. Nagel (1901-1963) — of Edgeley, LaMoure County, N.Dak. Born in Tripp, Hutchinson County, S.Dak., January 14, 1901. Democrat. Retail liquor dealer; mayor of Edgeley, N.D.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1944 (member, Credentials Committee). Catholic. Volga German ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Lions. Died in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., October 11, 1963 (age 62 years, 270 days). Interment at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Edgeley, N.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of George Nagel and Katharina (Flechtner) Nagel; married, September 24, 1924, to Mary J. Conlon.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Martin V. Redding Martin V. Redding (born c.1843) — of Frederick, Brown County, S.Dak. Born in Germany, about 1843. Republican. Farmer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 35th District, 1901-04. German ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Benjamin Reifel (1906-1990) — also known as Ben Reifel — of South Dakota. Born in a log cabin near Parmelee, Todd County, S.Dak., September 19, 1906. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1961-71. Episcopalian. German and Sioux Indian ancestry. Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., January 2, 1990 (age 83 years, 105 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Christian Rempfer Christian Rempfer (b. 1859) — of Parkston, Hutchinson County, S.Dak. Born in Russia (part now in Ukraine), July 18, 1859. Republican. Farmer; farm implement dealer; grain buyer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 6th District, 1901-04. Volga German ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
Leonard Renner Leonard Renner (b. 1840) — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Germany, 1840. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1901-04. German ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
Adam Royhl Adam Royhl (b. 1857) — of Arlington, Kingsbury County, S.Dak. Born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, September 18, 1857. Republican. Farmer; grain dealer; member of South Dakota state senate 21st District, 1903-06. German ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
Martin E. Rudolph Martin E. Rudolph (b. 1853) — of Canton, Lincoln County, S.Dak. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 11, 1853. Republican. School teacher and principal; lawyer; Lincoln County State's Attorney; member of South Dakota state senate 5th District, 1903-04. German ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1884 to Claudia Shedd.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Arthur George Sievers (1909-2006) — also known as A. G. Sievers — of Bridgewater, McCook County, S.Dak. Born in Bridgewater, McCook County, S.Dak., November 7, 1909. Merchant; McCook County Highway Superintendent, 1935-38; member of South Dakota state senate 8th District, 1957-60. Presbyterian. German ancestry. Died in Freeman, Hutchinson County, S.Dak., March 17, 2006 (age 96 years, 130 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Maria (Fluth) Sievers and Henry Sievers; married to Ima Benning.
Henry Stoller Henry Stoller (b. 1858) — of near Scotland, Yankton County, S.Dak. Born in Russia (part now in Ukraine), 1858. Republican. Farmer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1901-04. Volga German ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Zachary Taylor Sutley (1848-1930) — also known as Zack T. Sutley — of Pierre, Hughes County, S.Dak.; Fort Pierre, Stanley County, S.Dak.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Cherry Tree, Indiana County, Pa., May 1, 1848. Democrat. Farmer; postmaster; livery business; railroad builder; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1908; Honorary Vice-President, 1916; candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 28th District, 1911-12; author. German and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., April 17, 1930 (age 81 years, 351 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Sutley and Jane (Hays) Sutley; married 1884 to Emma Starkweather; married, January 28, 1911, to Olive B. Woods; married to Anna Bard; second cousin thrice removed of Irvin Hamilton Sutley Jr. and Richard Michael Sutley.
  Political family: Sutley family of California.
  David J. Tiede (1890-1951) — of Parkston, Hutchinson County, S.Dak. Born in South Dakota, May 23, 1890. Republican. Farmer; member of South Dakota state senate, 1937-46 (7th District 1937-38, 4th District 1939-46). Black Sea German ancestry. Died in Hutchinson County, S.Dak., April 25, 1951 (age 60 years, 337 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Karl Tiede and Sophia (Hildebrand) Tiede; married, January 8, 1911, to Bertha Maria Sprecher.
  See also South Dakota Historical Legislator Information
  Gottlieb Tiede (1894-1946) — of Parkston, Hutchinson County, S.Dak. Born in Parkston, Hutchinson County, S.Dak., January 28, 1894. Republican. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives 7th District, 1941-44. Black Sea German ancestry. Died in Mitchell, Davison County, S.Dak., September 29, 1946 (age 52 years, 244 days). Interment at Parkston Protestant Cemetery, Parkston, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Simon Tiede and Lydia (Leischner) Tiede; brother of Nathaniel S. Tiede; married to Nettie L. Schmeling.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — South Dakota Historical Legislator Information
  Nathaniel S. Tiede (1886-1968) — of Parkston, Hutchinson County, S.Dak. Born in Parkston, Hutchinson County, S.Dak., July 6, 1886. Republican. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives 7th District, 1935-38. Black Sea German ancestry. Died in Tripp, Hutchinson County, S.Dak., November 8, 1968 (age 82 years, 125 days). Interment at Grace Hill Cemetery, Tripp, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Simon Tiede and Lydia (Leischner) Tiede; brother of Gottlieb Tiede; married, December 16, 1906, to Helena Winter; married, May 15, 1962, to Mary Schunderer.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — South Dakota Historical Legislator Information
  Albert Frederich Ulmer (1901-1990) — also known as Albert F. Ulmer — of Menno, Hutchinson County, S.Dak. Born in Menno, Hutchinson County, S.Dak., October 31, 1901. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1948. Volga German ancestry. Died in Menno, Hutchinson County, S.Dak., January 27, 1990 (age 88 years, 88 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Johann Wilhelm Ulmer and Barbara (Herrboldt) Ulmer; married to Edna W. Lindstadt.
  Johann Wilhelm Ulmer (1862-1941) — also known as J. W. Ulmer — of Menno, Hutchinson County, S.Dak. Born in Johannestal, Russia (now Ivanivka, Ukraine), January 30, 1862. Republican. Merchant; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 6th District, 1897-98; member of South Dakota state senate 7th District, 1899-1900, 1903-04. Volga German ancestry. Died in Menno, Hutchinson County, S.Dak., April 1, 1941 (age 79 years, 61 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Christian Ulmer and Elisabeth (Klink) Ulmer; married 1887 to Barbara Herrboldt; father of Albert Frederich Ulmer.
  William Garner Waddel (1870-1937) — also known as W. G. Waddel — of Webster, Day County, S.Dak. Born in Grant County, Wis., June 29, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; Day County State's Attorney, 1913-16; member of South Dakota state senate 34th District, 1919-22. Methodist. Scottish and German ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias. Died in Day County, S.Dak., January 24, 1937 (age 66 years, 209 days). Interment at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Adaville, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of William Warren Waddle and Elizabeth Ann (Garner) Waddle; brother of Fred Waddle; married, July 3, 1900, to Eliza Matilda Otis; fourth cousin of Howard B. Replogle and Luther Irvin Replogle; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Earl Replogle.
  Political family: Galt-Replogle family of Martinsdale, Montana.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Fred Waddle (b. 1881) — of Roslyn, Day County, S.Dak.; Nutley Township, Day County, S.Dak. Born in Liberty Township, Plymouth County, Iowa, May 27, 1881. Republican. Farmer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 34th District, 1927-28. Scottish and German ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Warren Waddle and Elizabeth Ann (Garner) Waddle; brother of William Garner Waddel; married, December 27, 1906, to Mattie Brown; fourth cousin of Howard B. Replogle and Luther Irvin Replogle; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Earl Replogle.
  Political family: Galt-Replogle family of Martinsdale, Montana.
  Edward E. Wagner (b. 1874) — of Alexandria, Hanson County, S.Dak.; Mitchell, Davison County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Lyon County, Iowa, October 22, 1874. Republican. Lawyer; Hanson County State's Attorney, 1901-02; member of South Dakota state senate 11th District, 1905-06; U.S. Attorney for South Dakota, 1907-13. Presbyterian. German ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James H. Wagner and Louisa E. (Conklin) Wagner; married, July 10, 1894, to Alice Tresslar.
John J. Wipf John J. Wipf (b. 1870) — of Freeman, Hutchinson County, S.Dak. Born in Russia (part now in Ukraine), November 16, 1870. Republican. Hardware business; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1903-04, 1909-12, 1925-30 (6th District 1903-04, 7th District 1909-12, 1925-30); member of South Dakota state senate 7th District, 1931-32. Volga German ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Charles L. Wohlheter (born c.1860) — of White, Brookings County, S.Dak. Born in Iowa, about 1860. Lumber business; member of South Dakota state senate 20th District, 1899-1900; postmaster. German ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Florence Downie; father of Walter P. Wohlheter.
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